Kasper König

Kasper König

Kasper König
Born 1943 (age 73–74)
Mettingen
Nationality German
Occupation museum director and curator
Known for Director, Museum Ludwig (2002-12)
Spouse(s) Edda Köchl-König (d. 2015)
Children Johann König

Kasper König (born 1943 in Mettingen) is a German museum director and curator.

Career

From 2000 to 2012, he was director of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.[1]

He is the founding director of Skulptur Projekte Münster.

König was chief curator of Manifesta 10, which was hosted in St. Petersburg in 2014.[2][3]

Personal life

He was married to the actress Edda Köchl-König (1942-2015). Their son Johann König is a Berlin-based art dealer.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Curators from Germany - H - L - König, Kasper - Goethe-Institut".
  2. ↑ "Kasper König selected as Chief Curator of Manifesta 10 « MANIFESTA".
  3. ↑ "Manifesta Curator Named". The New York Times. 19 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Europe's 10 Most Respected Art Dealers - artnet News". 18 July 2016.
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